Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2011-0640
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.35%
Linux
Original Filing — NVD Description
The default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a smartphone that the user connected to the computer.